University teacher Biographies

Contemporary era

Silvio Micali

b. October 13, 1954

Italian-American computer scientist

Steven Goldfeder

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer - Offchain Labs

Contemporary era

Ed Felten

b. March 25, 1963

Professor of computer science and public affairs

Contemporary era

Eli Ben-Sasson

b. 1970

Ph.D. Hebrew University 2001

Contemporary era

Peter Todd

b. 1962

Canadian scholar

Contemporary era

Dan Boneh

b. 1969

Israeli cryptographer

Contemporary era

Matthew D. Green

b. 1976

American cryptographer and researcher

Modern era

Roger Ver

February 27, 1944 – January 12, 2020

English conservative philosopher and writer (1944–2020)

Contemporary era

Chris Dixon

b. 1960

Historian (born 1960)

Contemporary era

Balaji Srinivasan

b. May 24, 1980

American entrepreneur and investor

Contemporary era

Jay Clayton

b. July 11, 1951

American literary critic

Contemporary era

Saifedean Ammous

b. October 24, 1980

Economist and author (b. 1980)

Contemporary era

Finn Brunton

b. 1980

American researcher and writer

Sarah Meiklejohn

American computer scientist

Modern era

Alexander Van der Bellen

b. January 18, 1944

President of Austria since 2017 (born 1944)

Contemporary era

Faustin-Archange Touadéra

b. April 21, 1957

President of the Central African Republic since 2016

Contemporary era

Nicos Christodoulides

b. December 6, 1973

Cypriot politician, 8th and current President of Cyprus (2023–)

Contemporary era

Alexander Stubb

b. April 1, 1968

Finnish politician and the 13th President of Finland (2024–)

Contemporary era

Irakli Kobakhidze

b. September 25, 1978

Prime Minister of Georgia since 2024

Modern era

Sergio Mattarella

b. July 23, 1941

President of Italy (2015–present)

Contemporary era

Gitanas Nausėda

b. May 19, 1964

President of Lithuania since 2019

Contemporary era

Luc Frieden

b. September 16, 1963

Prime Minister of Luxembourg since 2023

Contemporary era

Maria Benvinda Levy

b. March 24, 1969

Prime Minister of Mozambique

Contemporary era

Santiago Peña Palacios

b. November 16, 1978

President of Paraguay since 2023

Contemporary era

Nicușor Dan

b. December 20, 1969

President of Romania since 2025

Contemporary era

Shavkat Mirziyoyev

b. July 24, 1957

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Modern era

Rexhep Meidani

b. August 17, 1944

Albanian politician

Contemporary era

Abd al-Aziz Jarad

b. February 12, 1954

Prime Minister of Algeria from 2019 to 2021

Contemporary era

Alberto Fernández

b. April 2, 1959

President of Argentina from 2019 to 2023

Modern era

Heinz Fischer

b. October 9, 1938

Austrian politician (SPÖ), 8th president of Austria (born 1938)

Modern era

Rudolf Kirchschläger

March 20, 1915 – March 30, 2000

Austrian diplomat, politician, judge, and eighth President of Austria (1915–2000)

Modern era

Abulfaz Elchibey

June 24, 1938 – August 22, 2000

2nd President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Modern era

Iajuddin Ahmed

February 1, 1931 – December 10, 2012

Former president of Bangladesh (1931-2012)

Contemporary era

Denis Zvizdić

b. June 9, 1964

Bosnia and Herzegovina politician (born 1964)

Contemporary era

Nikola Špirić

b. September 4, 1956

Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2007 to 2012

Contemporary era

Nikolai Denkov

b. September 3, 1962

Bulgarian physical chemist and politician

Contemporary era

Simplice Sarandji

b. April 4, 1955

Central African politician

Contemporary era

Luis Guillermo Solís

b. April 25, 1958

Costa Rican 47th president

Contemporary era

Ivo Josipović

b. August 28, 1957

Croatian politician, third President of Croatia

Contemporary era

Matata Ponyo Mapon Augustin

b. June 5, 1964

Congolese politician and university professor

Modern era

Joaquín Balaguer

September 1, 1906 – July 14, 2002

President of the Dominican Republic (1906-2002)

Modern era

Alfredo Palacio

January 22, 1939 – May 22, 2025

Ecuadorian physician

Contemporary era

Mohamed Morsi

August 8, 1951 – June 17, 2019

President of Egypt from 2012 to 2013

Modern era

Arnold Rüütel

May 10, 1928 – December 31, 2024

Estonian politician, former President of Estonia (1928–2024)

Contemporary era

Nino Burjanadze

b. July 16, 1964

Georgian politician and lawyer, Speaker of Parliament (2001–2008) and twice acting President of Georgia

Modern era

Joachim Gauck

b. January 24, 1940

German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President of Germnay 2012–2017 (born 1940)

Modern era

Roman Herzog

April 5, 1934 – January 10, 2017

Former President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1934–2017)

Modern era

John Evans Atta Mills

July 21, 1944 – July 24, 2012

Sixth President of the Republic of Ghana (1944–2012)

Contemporary era

Prokopis Pavlopoulos

b. July 10, 1950

Greek politician, former president of the Hellenic Republic

Contemporary era

Keith Mitchell

b. November 12, 1946

Grenadian politician

Contemporary era

Tamás Sulyok

b. March 24, 1956

Hungarian lawyer, president of Hungary (2024–2026), member of the Hungarian Constitutional Court (2014–2024)

Contemporary era

Guðni Jóhannesson

b. June 26, 1968

President of Iceland (2016-2024)

Modern era

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson

b. May 14, 1943

Icelandic politician, 5th President of Iceland

Contemporary era

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

b. October 28, 1956

6th President of the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2005 to 2013

Contemporary era

Mary McAleese

b. June 27, 1951

8th President of Ireland

Modern era

Mary Robinson

b. May 21, 1944

Former President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Modern era

Francesco Cossiga

July 26, 1928 – August 17, 2010

8th President of Italy (1928-2010)

Contemporary era

Mario Draghi

b. September 3, 1947

Italian economist, academic, banker and politician; former prime minister of Italy

Contemporary era

Giuseppe Conte

b. August 8, 1964

Prime Minister of Italy from 2018 to 2021

Contemporary era

Laurent Gbagbo

b. May 31, 1945

4th President of Ivory Coast